Remote Sensing

State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring (Second Edition)

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; robots; autonomous systems; environmental assessment; advanced statistics; data analysis; unmanned aerial systems; autonomous underwater vehicles; remotely operated vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring

edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open

Keywords: • Forest Growth & Dynamics • Airborne Laser Scanning • Terrestrial Laser Scanning • 3D Point Clouds • Unmanned Aerial Systems • Forest Inventory • Forest Monitoring & Mapping • UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Technologies for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites

edited by

Vicente Bayarri

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Francisco García

and

Luis A. Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage conservation; remote sensing applications; digital twins; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); hyperspectral and multi-spectral imaging; LiDAR and laser scanning; environmental impact monitoring; change detection techniques; data fusion and assimilation; sustainable conservation management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Lidar Monitoring of Aerosols and Clouds

edited by Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero and

Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: active remote sensing techniques and methods; aerosol– cloud interactions; atmospheric aerosols and clouds; cirrus clouds; lidar observations; radiative transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Environmental Monitoring with Sentinel Satellites: Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by Silvia Scifoni,

Maria Marsella

and

Francesca Giannone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sentinel-1; Sentinel-2; Sentinel-3; Sentinel-5P; Sentinel-6; environmental monitoring; copernicus programme

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Expanding Horizons: Testing and Evaluating Non-Conventional Mobile Devices for Remote Sensing in Built and Natural Environment

edited by

Alesandra Spreafico

,

Lorenzo Teppati Losè

and

Jesús Balado Frías

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile devices; LiDAR; metric survey; low-cost sensors; mobile apps

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Radiometric Calibration of Satellite Sensors Used in Remote Sensing

edited by

Shengli Wu

,

Yong Zhang

, Boyang Chen and Juyang Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: calibration; radiometer; SNO; SCO; vicarious calibration; lunar calibration; pre-launch calibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Multi-Scale Remote Sensing for Wetland Landscape Change Monitoring and Ecological Resilience

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-scale analysis; wetland ecological resilience; wetland structure and function; multi-sensor applications; ecosystem dynamics; remote sensing indicators; time-series remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing of Extreme Heat Events, Urban Heat Islands, and Public Health Impacts: Integrating Hydrological and Atmospheric Dynamics

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

,

Shih-Chun Candice Lung

and

Kim Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation strategies; atmospheric dynamics; climate resilience; earth observation data; extreme heat events; heatwaves; heat vulnerability; human health and heat exposure; hydrological processes; hydrological dynamics; mitigation measures; thermal remote sensing; urban heat islands; water– energy– climate nexus; public health impacts

Applications of Advanced Computational Technologies and Algorithms for Spatiotemporal Analysis in the Artificial Intelligence Era

edited by Wenwu Tang,

Minrui Zheng

and

Zhengfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: big spatiotemporal data; advanced computational technologies and algorithms; spatial analysis and modeling; artificial intelligence applications; land systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Microwave Remote Sensing on Ocean Observation

edited by

Yanlei Du

and

Ali Khenchaf

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean dynamic parameter retrieval; detection of marine dynamic phenomena and artificial targets; advanced forward modeling of ocean scattering and emission; data fusion and reconstruction of multi-source ocean products; deep learning/artificial intelligence in ocean remote sensing; scatterometer/radiometer/SAR/GNSS-reflectometry; scale effect analysis; Polarization theory and Polarimetric SAR applications in ocean remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Advances in Calibration, Validation, and Quality Assurance for Optical Remote Sensors

edited by

Zhenhai Liu

and

Gennadi Milinevsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical remote sensing; radiometric calibration; polarimetric calibration; spectral calibration; geometric calibration; vicarious calibration; cross-calibration; uncertainty analysis; validation; data quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Deep Learning Techniques for Pixel Classification and Image Retrieval in Remote Sensing

edited by

Kyungil Lee

,

Eunbeen Park

and Hyun-Woo Jo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; satellite imagery; pixel-wise classification; time-series image analysis; machine learning applications; deep learning applications; multi-source feature fusion; domain adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advances in Scene Understanding with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: From Data Benchmarks to Applications

edited by

Yanzi Shi

,

Mengmeng Zhang

, Shou Feng,

Zhou Zhang

and Zhiyong Lv

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; hyperspectral image processing; benchmarking datasets; spectral unmixing; target detection; classification/segmentation; hyperspectral applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (Third Edition)

edited by

Ulrich Kamp

,

Bijeesh K. Veettil

and

Dmitry Ganyushkin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryosphere; GIS; glacier; ice; frozen ground; remote sensing; snow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Applications and New Trends in Metrology for Radar/LiDAR-Based Systems (Third Edition)

edited by

Silvia Liberata Ullo

,

Alfonso Farina

and

Harun Taha Hayvaci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar and LiDAR systems; radar and LiDAR data measurements and processing; remote sensing applications; land-based; shipborne; and onboard drones; aircraft; and satellites; cognitive radars; human-in-the-loop aspects in radar systems; dual-function radar communications; waveform diversity and design; adaptive radar waveform design; radar detection theory; radar signal processing: theory; algorithms; and applications (RTAA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Geodesy for Geohazards with AI Techniques

edited by

Yunlong Wu

,

Xiang Zhang

and

Yulong Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; gravity; InSAR; geodetic observations; geohazards; extreme events; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (Second Edition)

edited by

Gongliang Yu

,

Junsheng Li

, Chen Wang and

Yao Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; UAVs; citizen science; harmful algal blooms; eutrophication; water quality; bio-optical properties; natural and anthropogenic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Earth Observation Using Satellite Global Images of Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuliana Bilotta

and

Jon Atli Benediktsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: image analysis applications to remote sensing; image segmentation; image classification; image edge detection; change detection; image processing and pattern recognition; mathematical morphology; object based image analysis; feature extraction; remote sensing applications; microwave remote sensing; SAR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Wave Propagation and Scattering in Complex Ground/Marine Environment

edited by Lixin Guo,

Juan Li

,

Ke Li

and

Shuirong Chai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic modeling; wave propagation; SAR imaging; active/passive interference; ground/marine environment; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Satellite and Ground Monitoring and Measurements of Ionospheric and Geo Magnetic Disturbances and Space Weather Events

edited by Si Chen and

Serdjo Kos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme space weather; ionosphere (observation and modelling); GNSS radio occultation; LEO satellite measurements; ionospheric irregularities; geomagnetic storms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Application of Remote Sensing in Antarctic Ice Sheet Monitoring

edited by Ian Brown and

Andreas J. Dietz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: antarctica; ice shelves; altimetry; synthetic aperture radar; climate change; sea ice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

New Advances in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Applied for Land Use/Land Cover and Forest Succession Monitoring

edited by

Marta Szostak

and

Beata Calka

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2614 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; land use/land cover (LULC); forest evolution; image classification; artificial intelligence; spatiotemporal analysis; environmental impact assessment; data fusion and integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Recent Advances in Object Detection with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Youqiang Zhang

and Xuesong Li

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral data; object detection; dimensionality reduction; feature fusion; machine learning; deep learning; real-time detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Automatic Segmentation, Reconstruction, and Modelling from Laser Scanning Data

edited by

Zhengjun Liu

and

Suliman Gargoum

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22767 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Combination of LiDAR and UAS Data for Geological and Environmental Applications

edited by

Emmanuel Vassilakis

and

George Papathanassiou

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20091 | Submission Open

Keywords: Terrestrial Laser Scanner; point clouds; microtopography; digital geomorphology; 3D representation; LiDAR; SLAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

The Emerging Trends and Applications of Big Data and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Remote Sensing II

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submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16899 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology (Third Edition)

edited by

Mirko Francioni

and

Thomas Oommen

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10838 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering geology; ground subsidence; landslides monitoring; hydrogeology; ground deformation analyses; coastal engineering; natural hazards; remote sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Calibration and Validation of SAR Data and Derived Products

edited by Muriel Pinheiro and Clément Albinet

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10406 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR; calibration and validation; FRM; reference targets; reference databases; quality monitoring; inter-comparison

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Machine Learning and Automation in Remote Sensing Applied in Hydrological Processes

edited by

Andrei Enea

,

Cristian Constantin Stoleriu

,

Marina Iosub

and

Fiachra O’Loughlin

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10315 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; artificial intelligence; flood risk automation; GIS tools; Google Earth Engine; hydrological processes; machine learning; neural networks; remote sensing automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Monitoring for Earthquakes, Tectonics and Seismic Hazards

edited by

Nicola Alessandro Pino

,

Stefano Carlino

and

Raffaele Castaldo

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9104 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing techniques; tectonics; earthquakes; lower crust and upper mantle rheology; seismic hazard; induced seismicity and ground deformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advanced Multi-GNSS Positioning and Its Applications in Geoscience

edited by Ahao Wang,

Yize Zhang

, Xuexi Liu, Xiangdong An and

Junping Chen

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6936 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-GNSS; multi-sensor fusion; low-cost GNSS receivers; low Earth orbiter (LEO); real-time kinematic (RTK); precise point positioning (PPP); atmospheric modeling; surface deformation monitoring; ionospheric irregularities analysis; GNSS geoscience applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

The Use of Remote Sensing Data in Water Resources Management: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities

edited by

Mohamed Ahmed

and

Esayas Gebremichael

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6907 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface water; groundwater; visible data; thermal data; radar data monitoring; natural variability; climate change; anthropogenic variability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Applications of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Cover and Phenology Observation

edited by

Raffaella Matarrese

and Annarita D’Addabbo

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6104 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation monitoring; plant phenology; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; environmental monitoring; satellite; aerial and UAV data fusion; vegetation pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Environmental Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing, Earth Observation and Geoinformation

edited by

George P. Petropoulos

,

Daniela Silva-Fuzzo

,

Nikos Koutsias

and

Yansong Bao

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3910 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; remote sensing; geoinformation; geographical information systems; geospatial software tools; geoinformatics; operational products validation; natural disasters; time series analysis; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advanced Spaceborne SAR Processing Techniques for Target Detection

edited by

Marco Manzoni

,

Carmine Clemente

and

Fabrizio Santi

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2029 | Submission Open

Keywords: spaceborne SAR; autofocusing; hybrid SAR/ISAR; target detection; moving target indication; ground moving target indication (GMTI); space time adaptive processing (STAP); displaced phase center antenna (DPCA); clutter mitigation; detect-before-focusing; deep learning; machine learning; SAR image intelligent processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Vegetation Biophysical Variables and Remote Sensing Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Jia Sun

and

Chunbo Huang

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1604 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation biophysical variables; parameter retrieval; data fusion; vegetation dynamics; carbon cycling; LiDAR; SAR; precision agriculture; ecological modelling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

3D Modelling of Earthquake Damage by Remote Sensing

edited by Yolanda Sánchez and

Pablo Silva

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D modeling; geohazards; remote sensing; GIS; seismology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Remote Sensing in Geomatics (Second Edition)

edited by

Gino Dardanelli

,

Paolo Dabove

and

Günther Retscher

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16092 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; radar; thermal; optical; interferometry; hyperspectral; geostatistics; geodesy; cartography; GIS; WebGIS; DSS; GNSS; LIDAR; geometric and radiometric accuracy; photogrammetry; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Recent Advances in Water Quality Monitoring

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submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12612 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality assessment; marine pollution; eutrophication; phytoplankton; HABs; marine litter; oil spills; dumping of dredge spoil; eddies and ecosystem dynamics in open waters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Based Forest Inventories from Landscape to Global Scale II

edited by Liyong Fu,

Ram P. Sharma

,

Guangxing Wang

and

Xiaodi Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8053 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spatial statistics; forest ecosystem; ecological services function; value assessment; forest inventory; human activities; forest management; forest carbon sink; unmanned aerial vehicle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Measurements of Land Use and Land Cover

edited by

Victor Mesev

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: image classification; change detection; image processing; urban sprawl; environmental science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Remote Sensing Used in Mineral Exploration

edited by Hai Li and

Zhenwei Guo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3593 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; geospatial analysis; data integration; geological mapping; machine learning; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

3D Virtual Reconstruction for Cultural Heritage (Second Edition)

edited by

Sara Gonizzi Barsanti

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3149 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; cultural heritage; 3D reconstruction; 3D modelling; reality-based modelling; integration of data; multi-source data; hidden cultural heritage; digital twin in cultural heritage; virtual tourism; virtual tour; virtual devices; storytelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Deep Learning-Driven Remote Sensing Image Processing for Object Detection and Localization

edited by

Jong-Eun Ha

and

Hyoseok Hwang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2558 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection/tracking/localization; data fusion; weakly supervised object detection; artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; convolutional neural networks; feature extraction; image segmentation; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Remote Sensing of Floods: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities (Second Edition)

edited by

Azad Hossain

,

Xiaobo Chao

and

Taufique Mahmood

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1782 | Submission Open

Keywords: floods; flood monitoring; flood impact; flood damage; remote Sensing; progress; challenges; and opportunities; inland flooding; urban flooding; flash flooding; coastal flooding; optical remote sensing; RADAR remote sensing; hyperspectral remote sensing; spatial resolution; high/moderate/low spatial resolution; temporal resolution; high/moderate/low temporal resolution; space-borne remote sensing; air-borne remote sensing; drone/UAV; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); light detection and ranging (LIDAR); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); rainfall and runoff; hydrology; geospatial technology; spatial analysis; numerical model; hydrodynamic model; spatial decision support systems (SDSS); watershed model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Multi-Source Data Fusion and Feature Extraction for Underwater Target Detection

edited by

Min Fu

and Salah Bourennane

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1157 | Submission Open

Keywords: target detection; multi-modal fusion; feature extraction; underwater data classification; multispectral imaging; multi-sensor systems; data fusion; signal processing; underwater sensing; acoustic– optical fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Global Biospheric Monitoring with Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ram Avtar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: global biospheric monitoring; remote sensing; ecosystem dynamics; vegetation changes; biodiversity assessment; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)

Time-Series Mapping and Analysis of Land Surface Parameters and Changes Using Remote Sensing Data

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submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7342 | Submission Open

Keywords: time-series mapping; time-series analysis; change detection; dynamic monitoring; data pre-processing; data fusion; land surface parameters; vegetation structure parameters; vegetation biochemical parameters; land cover mapping; land disturbance; forest disturbance; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning for Remote Sensing Image Analysis

edited by

Keshav D. Singh

,

Abdul Bais

and

Saeid Homayouni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: imagery data analysis; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; exploiting big data; HPC and predictive analytics; multi-source/sensor data fusion; object detection and recognition; image segmentation; large language models; generative AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

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